ײ

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See also: יי and ־ײַ

ײ U+05F2, ײ
HEBREW LIGATURE YIDDISH DOUBLE YOD
← ױ
 		Hebrew ׳ →

Translingual

Letter

ײ

  1. A digraph of the letter yod, formerly used in Hebrew script languages, including Yiddish.

Usage notes

The use of the Unicode character “ײ” is deprecated; it is recommended to use two instances of י (U+05D9 HEBREW LETTER YOD).

See also

Yiddish

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ɛɪ̯/
  • (Litvish) IPA(key): /eɪ̯/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /aɪ̯/, /eɪ̯/
  • (Netherlandic) IPA(key): /ɛɪ̯/, /aː/

Letter

ײ • (ey)

  1. A digraph of the letter yod, that represents the sound /ɛɪ̯/
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